Building Better Cities: Alicia Glen’s Vision For Affordable Housing

Alicia Glen is leveraging her expertise as former deputy mayor of New York City and head of the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs to build MSquared into a significant women-owned real estate development firm focused on affordable housing. MSquared has raised over $200 million in three years—a feat few women have achieved.

Affordable housing is a women’s issue. Women face greater challenges than men in finding affordable housing, which impacts their economic security and well-being. The reasons include the gender pay gap, single parenthood, domestic violence, and homelessness. Providing women with affordable housing makes them more likely to secure stable employment, improve their overall health outcomes, and give their children a better start in life.